Tobacco-pouch



(No Model.)

W. J..GUSSEN.

TOBACCO POUCH.

No. 444,291. Patented Jan. 6, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFIcE.

WILLIAM J. CUSSEN, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

TOBACCO-POUCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed October 22 1890To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. CUSSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco Pouches, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 represents a perspectiveview of my improved pouch filled and closed; Fig. 2, a similar view ofthe pouch closed, a part of its contents having been removed; and Fig.3, a longitudinal sectional view of the pouch when filled and secured.

'The invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements uponthat class of tobacco-pouches provided with fastening or closing devicesthat enable the individual consumers to refasten them after a portionof. their contents has been removed in such a manner that the tobaccoremaining in the pouches may be kept in a solid compact mass and inprime condition in the bottoms thereof until entirely consumed.

The object of the present invention is to provide extremely simple andeffectual means for originally closing and fastening the pouch, andwhich will serve to refasten and close the same after a portion of itscontents has been removed for use by the consumer, the tobacco remainingin the pouch being kept so tightly clasped that it will remain in itsoriginal compact prime condition until it is removed.

I will now specifically describe one form of my invention.

In the drawings, ct designates a pouch of the ordinary construction,except that it has one of its sides (preferably the rear one) extendedup beyond the top of the pouch, forming a flap Ct, which is preferablylined with a suitable fabric f. This pouch is packed or filled in theusual manner-that is, by drawing it over the lower end of a packing-mold(to which has been previously affixed, if desired, a lining ofwax-paper) and forcing the tobacco into the pouch by means of a suitableplunger. When the required amount of tobacco has been packed in thepouch, the plunger is withdrawn and the pouch closed Patent No. 444,291,dated January 6, 1891.

. Serial No. 368.895. (N0 model.)

by folding in the edges of its mouth and then I folding down over thetop and its front side the flap, the flap serving to securely sealthepackage. The labels and revenue-stamps may be secured in the usualmanner.

To secure the flap and tightly close the pouch I employ the followingsimple device: Secured permanently to the upper end of the flap is oneend of a braid or cord 11, which when the pouch is closed is passed downunder the same and up the rear side thereof and over the top of theclosed pouch, its free end hanging down loosely in the front of the sameand provided with an eyelet b. The free end of this band or cord ispassed up through and interlaced in avertical series of metallic eyeletsc, secured in the rear side of tion is created by such interlacing toprevent the cord slipping after it is once drawn tightly around thepouch. In the present instance four of these friction-eyelets areemployed; but it is evident that more or less may be employed, as theexigencies of the case may require. The eyelet upon the end of the braidserves to prevent the same slipping out of the series offriction-eyelets when the fastening is loosened, and also preventsunraveling of the braid.

To loosen the fastening-string, it is simply necessary to draw down uponthat portion of it lying at the back of the pouch, whereupon it willslip readily through the eyelets and may be thrown off the bag to permitthe same to be opened. In fastening, the upper edges of the bag arefolded in close upon the tobacco and the flap folded down close over thefront of the pouch, and the braid may then be drawn tightly aroundt-hepackage by simply drawing upon its free end. WVhen drawn tightly, thefriction of the cord in the eyelets will obviate the necessity of anyother fastening device. By means of this fastening de vice it will beobserved that the pouch may be always kept tightly folded over andaround the tobacco remaining in the same, thereby preventing the tobaccofrom becoming loose in the pouch and spilling and losing its flavor. Thelining secured upon the inner side of the flap serves to cover theeyelets and the bag and its flap, whereby sufficient fricprevent theescape of tobacco and also to prevent the same interfering with theoperation of the cord.

The flap or extension may be omitted, if desired, Without departing fromthe invention.

Instead of passing the string through eyelets secured in the back of thepouch, as shown, it is evident that the same result may be obtained bysimply passing or interlacing the string through a series of holeswithout eyelets formed in the material.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim is- 1. Thecombination of a pouch provided along its rear side with a verticalseries of eyelets, a cord secured to the upper edge of the rear side andhaving its free end carried around under the bottom of the bag andinterlaced in the said verticalseries of eyelets, and means forpreventing the free end of the cord running back through the eyeletswhen the bag is opened, substantially as described. 53. A pouch havingits rear side extended to form a flap, a vertical series of eyeletsformed in the rear side of the bag and said flap, a lining secured tothe interior of the flap and bag to cover the eyelets, a cord attachedto the upper end of the flap and passed around under the bag andinterlaced up through the series of eyelet-s, and means on the free endof the cord for preventing the same slipping back through the eyeletswhen the bag is opened, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signaturein presence of witnesses.

XVILL'IAM J. CUSSEN. Witnesses:

-C. M. ALEXANDER, THEO. M UNGEN, vD. DAVIS.

